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BentoBox vs Splashtop

B

BentoBox

Software

Restaurant websites and marketing platform

From
$99/month
Rated
-
S

Splashtop

Software

Secure remote access and remote support software

From
On request
Rated
-

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: BentoBox bentoBox is now Clover, and its own site states that BentoBox products and services are only available to Clover POS customers; Splashtop solo plan is $72 per year for a single user; Pro and Performance are priced per user per year on top at $99 and $149

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which BentoBox and Splashtop actually diverge.

Attributes where BentoBox and Splashtop differ
AttributeBentoBoxSplashtop
Starting price$99/monthOn request
Founded2013Unknown

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in BentoBox

  • Website builder
  • Online ordering
  • Email marketing
  • Gift cards
  • Catering
  • Event management
  • OpenTable
  • Resy

Only in Splashtop

Nothing recorded that BentoBox does not also cover.

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

BentoBox

  • Restaurant websites with integrated online orderingnot Splashtop
  • Gift cards, events and catering enquiries from a restaurant's own sitenot Splashtop
  • Marketing and customer data capture for restaurants on Clover POSnot Splashtop

Splashtop

No use cases recorded yet. See the Splashtop review.

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

BentoBox

  • BentoBox is now Clover, and its own site states that BentoBox products and services are only available to Clover POS customers
  • The pricing page publishes no plan price, setup fee, online ordering commission or contract length
  • Existing customers wanting to add services are directed to a customer success manager or an email address rather than a self serve price

Splashtop

  • Solo plan is $72 per year for a single user; Pro and Performance are priced per user per year on top at $99 and $149
  • Remote Support SOS plan starts at $259 to $399 per concurrent user per year, separate from the remote access plans

Pricing, plan by plan

BentoBox

$99/month
  • Starter$99/month
    • Website
    • Basic features
  • Essential$199/month
    • Online ordering
    • Marketing
  • Pro$399/month
    • Full features
    • Catering

Splashtop

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Splashtop review.

Which should you pick?

Choose BentoBox if

  • You need website builder.
  • You also want online ordering.

Choose Splashtop if

Nothing in the data separates Splashtop from BentoBox on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Questions people ask

Is BentoBox or Splashtop better?
Neither clearly leads. BentoBox starts at $99/month and Splashtop at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, BentoBox or Splashtop?
BentoBox starts at $99/month and Splashtop at On request.
Does BentoBox or Splashtop run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What is BentoBox best used for?
BentoBox is most often used for restaurant websites with integrated online ordering, gift cards, events and catering enquiries from a restaurant's own site, marketing and customer data capture for restaurants on clover pos. Of those, restaurant websites with integrated online ordering and gift cards, events and catering enquiries from a restaurant's own site are not what Splashtop is typically brought in for.
What can BentoBox do that Splashtop cannot?
BentoBox covers Website builder, Online ordering, Email marketing, Gift cards.

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